Thread: Amazon says having their own format permits faster page turns
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Old 12-29-2010, 04:43 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
proprietary technology is the term used here. I think the author doesn't quite understand that AZW is not really proprietary technology but the same old with a new lock and key. if it wasn't for the DRM, AZW would be Mobipocket plain and simple. So really, it's not proprietary technology except for the DRM.
That was kind of what I was trying to get at: AZW is just MOBI by another name, as far as I know. If you put the DRM on top of that, then you've got proprietary issues, but without it, all that's standing between your epub reader and your Kindle book is a spin in Calibre. It's both the format and the DRM that are the issues with compatibility, and it's specifically the format that Amazon is referring to when it talks about faster page turns.
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